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Re: How to configure ytalk?

To: luci-discuss@luci.org
Subject: Re: How to configure ytalk?
From: Steven Pritchard <steve@silug.org>
Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2001 10:09:43 -0500 (CDT)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.SO4.4.05.10109121643470.2354-100000@hcoss.uia.ac.be>"from Lenin.Bhavanandan at Sep 12, 2001 04:47:07 pm"
Organization: Linux Users of Central Illinois
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Lenin.Bhavanandan said:
> Can anyone tell me how to install talk daemon or what is to be
> done to make ytalk working?

Please don't even think about running a talk daemon.  It's horrible
insecure code.  Running talk is kind of like hanging a sign on your
computer that says "break into me, please".

Use IRC, ICQ, Yahoo Messenger, whatever, but not talk...

Steve
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